remanded
Americanadjective
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sent back or consigned again, as for revision.
A remanded proposal that fails to achieve a 60% majority of votes when reconsidered shall be removed from further consideration.
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Law.
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relating to or being a case sent back to a lower court from which it was appealed.
We trust that the facts of the parties' relationship will become clearer during the remanded hearing.
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(of a prisoner or accused person) sent back into custody, as to await further proceedings.
A remanded person awaiting trial at the city’s central prison has complained of overcrowding and poor sanitation.
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Hanning and his suspected accomplice were remanded in investigative custody by the Federal Court of Justice on Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
At least 58 people have died after being remanded to ICE facilities.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said investigators were looking into 217 suspects of which 56 had been remanded in custody while another 88 were granted conditional release.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
He pleaded not guilty to both charges and was remanded in custody until his next court appearance at Portsmouth Crown Court on 29 September.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
At 8:30 I appeared before the local magistrate and was formally remanded to Johannesburg.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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